Management of aortic valve disease.
The patient with severe aortic valve disease and significant symptoms is a clear-cut candidate for valve replacement surgery. Management of asymptomatic patients with aortic valve disease is less clear-cut. Because asymptomatic patients for the most part have a benign prognosis, careful individual evaluation for risk of progressive disease must be weighed against the risks of surgery.
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk